Sanitary bath brush



INVENTOR ATTORNEY Feb. 19 1924.

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" "UNITED s Totall whom it hwy concerns 1 I Patented Feb. 19, 1924.

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snnirnay BATH Batiste l Application filed January 26,1923. v Serial. No. 614,952.1-

Be it known'that I, MORRIS GonDBERe,

-a citizen of the United States, ,residing at New Yorkcity, borough'of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary TBath Brushes, of i which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to the general class of brushing and'scrubbing andhas particular referenceto a bath or massaging brush. Among the objects-of the invention-is to provide a brush the body of which ispro- 'videdwith means for applying therethrough a flowpf water and having on different sides difli'erenttypesofmassaging or cleansing. devices, the body being provided also with means for selective attachment of a handle in different positions, according to r the particular use of the appliance at any time. 7

With the foregoing and other objects in view' the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the inven tion is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which- V Figure 1 is a diagram indicating the brush connected with a source of water supply and for use as a fountain brush.

' Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional detail of the nipple connection between the flexible tube and the brush body.

Fig. 3 is a plan view'of the massaging face of one form of the brush, parts being broken hose connection 21 made up of'any suitable away, and indicating dispersed from the body the removable or interchangeable v handle.

Fig. 4 is an edge view of the brush of Fig. 3, partly in section. 7

Fig. 5 is a plan view, corresponding in character to Fig. 3, but showing a modified form of the body.

Referring now more specifically to vthe drawings, the brush indicated in the principal figures comprises the body 10 of disk form and made of wood or other suitable material, said body being bored with a cen- 2 tral axial hole 11 and inwardfroin one side with another hole 12, saidholes intersecting each other at about the center of the body.

The outer-end of the latter mentioned hole or bore is threaded at '12. The central hole 11 may be threaded or notes desiredn At another portion the body'lO is boredin- Ward' radially from its peripl ery' as indicated at13, the axis of this hole being shown arranged 1 at 90; from the'bo're 12 and also threaded.- The holes 12 and 13. are of the same diameter and the threads are of the same character.

On'one face of the brush are formed or secured inanysuitable' manner 's'everal'sets of massaging points or fingers 14; of any suitable length or'sharpness. For practical use 1' form this face of t brush Ply ably vulcanized and with the fingers 14 molded thereon. This forms to the face of the body v10 to which it is secured as by cement. This disk of Onthe otherface of the bodylO is secured a cleansing body of a different char- 315 of plastic material'such as rubberfsuit-- ply ofrubber 15 conrubber also is provided with a central hole I I 15 registering with the hole 11 in the body.

acter from the massaging body, the same being indicated at 16 and preferably of the nature of sponge rubber. In outline the body 16 conforms to that of the-body lOand from its nature is made considerably thicker. At its center adjacent to and communicating with the, central hole 11 is formeda pocket 17 to facilitate thereception and distribution of the cleansing fluid through the body 16. 1 i 18 is a handle of any suitable'construction or length but indicated as rigid and having at one end a threaded shank 19 adapted to be screwed into either of the body holes above referred to. I

20 indicates the nipple end of a flexible length or capacity. The nipple20 may be attached to either of the holes 11 or 12.

When attached in the hole 12 the water may pass in bothdirections from the hole 11,--

either into the pocket 17 and thence through the sponge rubberbody 16 or outward to the massaging surface of the brush. Or by plugging up the hole 11 temporarily with a cork or the like as shown at 22 the water will ass only in the direction of the pocket 17. n the practice of the brush in this manner the handle preferably is attached in the hole 18. If, however, the water is desired to be admitted through the hole 11, the hole 12 may be corked or preferably the handle at 'such time will be inserted in the hole 12, leaving the hole 13 idle. l/Vith the attachment of'the nipple at the hole 12 it is obvious that the operator may use the two sides of the brush freely in alternation. i The form of the brush invFig. 5 is oblong or elliptical, the body 10 being formed with t1on and rubbin members on opposite sldes its central hole 11 and a communicating side hole 12 as before described. Also at one end the body 10 is provided with the threaded hole 13 for selective attachment of the handle as already set forth. The massaging face plate 15? is also elliptical and is shown provided with three parallel rows of fingers 14:; It will of course be understood that any suitable number or arrangement'of said fingers may be employed in either form of the invention.

I claim: 7

1. A bath brush, comprising a body porthereof, said bo y portion having an axial opening extending therethrough and communicating with both rubbing members, said body portion also having a radial opening connected with the first mentioned opening, means for connecting a supply conduit to either of said openings, a handle, said body portion havinga socket to receive the handle, said socketbeing ofthe same diameter as the radial opening, whereby the handle can be positioned in said radial opening and function as a closure therefor.

2. In a bath brush'the combination with a body and rubbing members atopposite sides thereof, said ibody havingan axial water passage communicating with both of said 7 members and adapted to be connected to a source of water supply, said body also having a radial opening communicating with the first mentioned opening, and also having a radial recess at an angle to the radialopening, said radial opening and recess having screw threads therein, a handle, and a. threaded plug-on the handle adapted to mesh a withthe threads of the recess or the radial opening.

MORRIS L. GOLDBERG.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. 

